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THE STATE NAME: Vermont is an English form of the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map. He called them "Verd Mont" meaning green mountain.
Meaning: Green mountain
Origin: French - Vern
The name Vern is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Vern is: Surname related to Vernon 'alder tree grove.' Also used as abbreviations of Vernon or Lavern.
Meaning: From the alder-tree grove
Origin: Norse - Vernon
Vernon is a surname, from a masculine name that is derived from the Gaul word vern for Alder tree (also springlike, flourishing, or full of life) and a Gaulish-Latin suffix indicating a location. ... Vernon was introduced into England as an aristocratic surname at the time of the Norman conquest.
Meaning: From the alder-tree grove
Origin: Norse - Veronica
The name Veronica is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Veronica is: True image; honest image. Biblical - from the maiden who handed Christ her handkerchief on the way to Calvary. His likeness miraculously appeared on the handkerchief, thus she received her name.
Meaning: Displaying her true image
Origin: Greek
